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This chapter organizes the discussion presented here in terms of Riesman's model as a way of withdrawing the figure from a teleological perspective. It notes that Riesman recognizes the weakness of the radar type for dangerous collective enthusiasms, but in his construction the possibilities for autonomous movement do not rely on the model of inner-direction; rather Riesman dares to consider the other-direction and personal autonomy as of a piece, without resorting to the figure of the armored subject. It clarifies that the autonomy of the radar type is never an all-or-nothing affair, but the...

This chapter organizes the discussion presented here in terms of Riesman's model as a way of withdrawing the figure from a teleological perspective. It notes that Riesman recognizes the weakness of the radar type for dangerous collective enthusiasms, but in his construction the possibilities for autonomous movement do not rely on the model of inner-direction; rather Riesman dares to consider the other-direction and personal autonomy as of a piece, without resorting to the figure of the armored subject. It clarifies that the autonomy of the radar type is never an all-or-nothing affair, but the result of a largely imperceptible struggle with varieties of conformity. It notes that autonomy of this sort never produces heroes.